By Brad Hallier
SALINA, Kan. – The Hutchinson High girls golf team came in sixth place at the 12-team Salina Invitational on Monday. The tournament was 18 holes, and the Salthawks carded a 400.
Lily Rodriguez and Ava Burlie led the Salthawks with a 99, tying them for 29th place.
Lydia Patterson and Brynn Hall were right behind in 31st place with 101s. Maddi Rayl shot a 107, and Jordan Pratt carded a 143.
The Salthawks will be back in action Thursday at Auburn Hills in Wichita.
Girls tennis – The Salthawks traveled to McPherson on Tuesday to play at the Doug Gayer Classic, a tournament that places all singles entries into one bracket, and all doubles entires into one bracket.
Hutchinson came in eighth place in the 11-team event with 36 points.
Ayla Booe and Ellie Foos teamed up and finished in third place in doubles. Their semifinal loss was just by an 8-6 score. Addison Lewis and Rylee Miller came in 14th place, going 2-2.
In singles, Payzlee Regier came in 15th place, going 2-2. Mckenzie Griffin finished 19th, winning three of her five matches.
The Salthawks will return to action Monday at Eisenhower.
Soccer – The Salthawks continued their trend of alternating wins and losses Tuesday with a thrilling 5-4 overtime victory over Andover at the Salthawk Sports Complex. David Reyna netted the winning goal with a penalty kick.
The previous game was at Andover Central, which Hutch lost 3-0.
The Salthawks are now 4-4 and will take Thursday off before hosting Maize on Tuesday.
Cross country – Hutchinson competed Saturday in Wichita. The boys finished 11th.
Leading the way was Lalo Rodriguez, who came in 55th in a time of 18 minutes, 53.5 seconds.
Also competing for the Salthawks, and their times, were Ethan Hancock (19:36.6), Winston Johnson (19:58.8), Jordon Graham (20:01.3), Rylan Partlow (20:20.5), and Michael Eddington (22:09.5).
Two girls participated, which means the Salthawks were not eligible for team placement. Leading the way was Avery Tecklenberg (23:01.9), and she was joined by Victoria Parra (24:38.0).
Volleyball – The Salthawks played at a tournament in Maize, where they lost the four matches they played.
Hutchinson lost to Eisenhower in three sets 17-25, 25-15, 25-15, and Newton 25-17, 18-25, 25-18. The Salthawks were also swept in two sets by Kapaun Mount Carmel 25-18, 25-14 and Wichita Northwest 25-23, 25-20.
The Salthawks are now 4-11 and play Great Bend on Thursday at the Salthawk Activity Center.
